Research by government’s statistics watchdog casts doubt on supposed high level of students overstaying their visas. More...
Ban on students from Cuba is a sign of changes at the Open University
Cuba Solidarity is rightly leading protests at the banning of applications from Cuban students by the Open University. It has been policy for a while now that the OU does not accept applications from Syria, Sudan, Iran, Cuba and North Korea, because of the fear of US sanctions. More...
Malala Yousafzai: notes from my Girl Power trip to Nigeria
In a few months I’ll be starting at university. If only more girls around the world had this opportunity. More...
Matchmaker, matchmaker, find me a school: College admissions in China
High school students in the United States work hard under great pressure to get into their chosen colleges. They must maintain high grades in challenging courses throughout high school, score well on ACT or SAT exams, painstakingly fill out applications – and then wait and hope. More...
Why the US doesn’t understand Chinese thought – and must
Princeton Professor Dies While Teaching in India
By Nick Roll. A Princeton University professor died after a fall last week while leading a course abroad in India.
Isabella Clark-Decès (right) was leading a seminar for the Princeton Institute of International and Regional Studies, titled At Home (and Abroad) in the Indian Himalayas, according to the university. More...
Enseignants de français: entente entre les universités françaises et canadiennes
Un accord a été conclu mardi à Ottawa entre les universités françaises et canadiennes pour augmenter le nombre d'enseignants de français au Canada tout en facilitant à plus d'étudiants canadiens d'aller poursuivre leur formation en France.
Les responsables universitaires ont convenu de «faciliter et d'encourager la venue au Canada d'étudiants ou diplômés français issus de programmes d'enseignement de français langue étrangère», selon les trois signataires, la Conférence des présidents d'université (CPU), l'Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne (ACUFC) et Universités Canada. Plus...
Droit : L’université Assas lance une formation au Maroc
Une Convention de partenariat a été signée, mardi à Rabat, entre l’Université internationale de Rabat (UIR) et l’Université Paris II Panthéon Assas, portant sur le lancement d’un double diplôme de niveau Exécutive Master en droit international économique en Afrique. Plus...
Hungary’s Higher Ed Law Ensnares U.S. College
By Elizabeth Redden. A Maryland liberal arts college held negotiations last week with members of Governor Larry Hogan’s cabinet and Hungarian diplomats to hammer out an agreement to keep its campus in Budapest open, The Baltimore Sun reported. More...